Today in History- January 2

Happy Birthday!
1913 Anna Lee, actress (Lila Quartermaine from "General Hospital", The Sound of Music)
1920 Isaac Asimov, scientist/writer ("I Robot", "Foundation" Trilogy)
1939 Jim Bakker, televangelist
1947 Jack Hanna, animal expert
1961 Gabrielle Carteris, actress (Andrea from "Beverly Hills, 90210")
1967 Tia Carrere, actress (Lilo & Stitch, Wayne's World)
1968 Cuba Gooding Jr., actor (Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men, Radio).
1969 Christy Turlington, model
1972 Taye Diggs, actor (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Wood, Rent)
1983 Kate Bosworth, actress (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Blue Crush)

Deaths:
1963 Dick Powell, actor/ singer
1974 Tex Ritter, "America's Most Beloved Cowboy"
1990 Alax Hale Jr., actor (Skipper from "Gilligan's Island")
2004 Lynn Cartwright, actress (A League of Their Own)